Attorney General Rob Bonta and California Governor Gavin Newsom asked the court to take immediate action to block President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and the U.S. Department of Defense from using the military and the federalized California National Guard to patrol communities and engage in other law enforcement activity. They argue that the use of these troops is illegal, creates imminent harm to state sovereignty, deprives the state of its use of the National Guard, escalates tensions, and promotes rather than quells civil unrest. The motion for temporary restraining order follows a day after a lawsuit filed by Attorney General Bonta and Governor Newsom against President Trump and Defense Secretary Hegseth in response to their orders seeking to federalize the California National Guard for 60 days under 10 U.S.C. § 12406. “The President is looking for any pretense to place military forces on American streets to intimidate and quiet those who disagree with him. It’s not just immoral — It’s illegal and dangerous. Local law enforcement, not the military, enforce the law within our borders. The President continues to inflame tensions and antagonize communities. We’re asking the court to immediately block the Trump Administration from ordering the military or federalized national guard from patrolling our communities or otherwise engaging in general law enforcement activities beyond federal property.”  – AG Bonta